What is the difference in forest area between Finland and Sweden?

54,230 Square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

Eurostat, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland

225,100 Square kilometre

in 2023

Sweden

279,330 Square kilometre

in 2023

Finland rank

2nd

Sweden rank

1st

Sweden currently reports 279,330 Square kilometre against 225,100 Square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 54,230 Square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 32 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Decade	Finland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	224,090 Square kilometre	279,362 Square kilometre	55,272 Square kilometre	Sweden
2020s	224,835 Square kilometre	279,385 Square kilometre	54,550 Square kilometre	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher forest area, Finland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 279,330 Square kilometre against 225,100 Square kilometre in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Finland and Sweden?: 54,230 Square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for forest area?: Finland ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.